Sir Lewis Hamilton hailed the ‘mega progress’ made by Ferrari at the Austrian Grand Prix in a show of support for absent team principal Fred Vasseur. The seven-time world champion’s dream move to Ferrari hasn’t gone to plan so far, with Hamilton struggling to get to grips with his new team and far off the pace of his rivals.

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur will not be present on Sunday at the Austrian Grand Prix, the team has announced. Citing personal reasons for Vasseur’s absence, Ferrari has confirmed that deputy team principal Jerome D’Ambrosio will step up in the Frenchman’s absence.